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Many scripted TV shows, often developed in-conjunction with their main star, feature characters that share the same name or similar name to the actor portraying them. This can also happen in film, but very rarely.

Characters with the same full name as their actor

Jerry Seinfeld
in Seinfeld
Drew Carey in The Drew Carey Show
George Lopez
in The George Lopez Show
Will Smith
in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
John Malkovich
in the film Being John Malkovich
(Malkovich clearly does not play himself, but rather a distorted version called "John Horatio Malkovich". Malkovich's real middle name is "Gavin".)
Davy Jones, Peter Tork
, Michael Nesmith, and Micky Dolenz
in The Monkees
Adam West
in Family Guy (as Mayor Adam West, several episodes)
Cherie Johnson
in Punky Brewster
Bernie Mac
in The Bernie Mac Show
Larry David
in Curb Your Enthusiasm
Brendon Small in Home Movies
Ozzie Nelson
, Harriet Nelson
, David Nelson
, and Ricky Nelson
on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Tim Brooke-Taylor
, Graeme Garden
, and Bill Oddie
in The Goodies
Louie Anderson on Life with Louie
Bette Midler
on Bette
Christopher Titus on Titus
Jason Marsden
on Boy Meets World
Darryl Lynn "D.L." Hughley
on The Hughleys
Emeril Lagasse on Emeril
Jeff Foxworthy on The Jeff Foxworthy Show.

Characters with the same or similar first name as their actor

Sid Abbott (Sid James
) in Bless This House
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball
) in I Love Lucy
Raymond "Ray" Barone (Ray Romano
) in Everybody Loves Raymond
Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith
) in The Andy Griffith Show
Valerie Hogan (Valerie Harper
) in The Hogan Family
Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore
) in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Ted Baxter (Ted Knight
) in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley (Bob Newhart
) in The Bob Newhart Show
Bob McKay (Bob Newhart
) on Bob
Donna Stone(Donna Reed
) in The Donna Reed Show
Tim "The Toolman" Taylor (Tim Allen
) in Home Improvement
Fran Fine (Fran Drescher
) in The Nanny
Roseanne Conner (Roseanne Barr
) in Roseanne
Many recent English dubs of Jackie Chan
's Cantonese-language Hong Kong films change the main character's name to "Jackie". Giving the main character the same name as the actor who plays them is common practice in Hong Kong films.
Robert Hogan (Bob Crane
) in Hogan's Heroes
Tony Banta (Tony Danza
) in Taxi
Tony Micelli (Tony Danza
) in Who's the Boss?
Shirley Partridge (Shirley Jones
) in The Partridge Family
Danny Partridge (Danny Bonaduce
) in The Partridge Family
Fred "Rerun" Stubbs (Fred Berry
) in What's Happening!!
Shirley Wilson (Shirley Hemphill
) in What's Happening!!
Mabel Thomas (Mabel King) in What's Happening!!
Woody Boyd (Woody Harrelson
) in Cheers
Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson
) in The Shining
Danny Torrence (Danny Lloyd
) in The Shining
Bob Woodward (Robert Redford
) in All the President's Men
Gabe Kotter (Gabe Kaplan
) in Welcome Back Kotter
Jim Stark (James Dean
) in Rebel Without a Cause
Rick (Rik Mayall
) in The Young Ones
Marion Cunningham (Marion Ross
) in Happy Days
Alfred 'Al' Delvecchio (Al Molinaro
) in Happy Days
Martin Payne (Martin Lawrence
) in Martin
Joel Robinson (Joel Hodgson
) in Mystery Science Theater 3000
TV's Frank (Frank Conniff) in Mystery Science Theater 3000
Dave Nelson (Dave Foley
) in Newsradio
Judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson
) in Night Court
Patty Lane (Patty Duke
) in The Patty Duke Show
Raven Baxter (Raven Symone) in That's So Raven
David Kessler (David Naughton
) in An American Werewolf in London
Jack "The Joker" Napier (Jack Nicholson
) in Batman
Steve Andrews (Steve McQueen
) in The Blob
Martin Solo (Martin Benson) in Goldfinger
Alex Pruett (Alex D Linz) in Home Alone 3
Angela Doolan (Angela Goethals) in Phenom
Dylan Shaw (Dylan Neal
) in The Bold And The Beautiful
Joey Donovan (Joey Lawrence
) and Matthew Donovan(Matthew Lawrence
) on Gimme A Break
Joey Russo (Joey Lawrence
) on Blossom
Joe Roman (Joey Lawrence
), Matt Roman(Matthew Lawrence
), and Andy Roman (Andrew Lawrence) on Brotherly Love.
Austin Reed (Austin Peck
) on Days Of Our Lives.
Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen
) on Two And A Half Men
Sandy Hogan (Sandy Duncan) in The Hogan Family
John Silva (John Castellanos
) on The Young And The Restless
Danny Williams (Danny Thomas
) in The Danny Thomas Show
Grant Chambers (Charles Grant) on The Bold And The Beautiful. Note: Last name of Actor is the same as the characters first name.
Sharon Collins-Newman (Sharon Case
) on The Young And The Restless
Sammo Law(Sammo Hung
) on Martial Law
Beth Spaulding (Beth Chamberlin
) on Guiding Light
Nell Harper(Nell Carter
) on Gimme A Break
Michael "Mike" Horton(Michael T. Weiss
) on Days Of Our Lives in the late 1980's.
Tia Landry (Tia Mowry) and Tamera Campbell (Tamera Mowry) on Sister Sister.
Paul Buchman(Paul Reiser
) on Mad About You.
Nathan Hastings #1(Nathan Purdee
) on The Young And The Restless. Character named after the actor who originated the role.
Reba Hart(Reba McEntire
) on Reba
Archie Johnson(Archie Kao
) on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Aidan Devane(Aiden Turner
) on All My Children.
Tom Farrell(Tom Cavanagh
) on Love Monkey
Deputy Mayor Michael Flaherty(Michael J. Fox
) on Spin City.
Jennifer Munson(Jennifer Ferrin
) on As The World Turns.
Wanda Hawkins(Wanda Sykes
) on Wanda At Large.
Bernie "Mac" McCollough(Bernie Mac
) on The Bernie Mac Show.
Kip Cleaver(Kip Marcus) on The New Leave It To Beaver.
Michael Morely(Michael Easton
) on Port Charles.
Ric Lansing(Rick Hearst
) on General Hospital.
Fred Jones(Freddie Prinze, Jr.
) on Scooby Doo
(2002).
Vincent Van Ghoul(Vincent Price
) on The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo.
Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana(Miley Cyrus) on Hannah Montana.
Frank Cooper(Frank Dicopoulos
) on Guiding Light.
Heather Pfister(Heather O'Rourke
) on Happy Days.
Martin Payne(Martin Lawrence
) on Martin

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